OT: Pullman stuff at Oxford Literary Festival

[Tim Regan]

Hi All,

http://www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/event_list.asp?
query=pullman

http://tinyurl.com/34wrs

It's not HP related, but this looks interesting for us ...

87  Adèle Geras, Nicolette Jones, Michael Morpurgo and Philip 
Pullman  
Writing for Children, Writing for Adults? 
time: 2 pm 
ticket price: £7.50 
venue: Oxford Union, St Michael's Street  
Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy has been marketedin some 
countries for adults, and in others for children. Adèle Geras has 
written for children from toddlers to young adults, and has recently 
published her first adult novel. Children's Laureate Michael 
Morpurgo writes for children, but his subjects have included, most 
recently, the execution for cowardice of British soldiers in the 
First World War. All three have learnt their craft over decades and 
write with a skill and wisdom many first novelists writing for 
adults might envy. If language is used no less skilfully in 
children's books than in adult books, how do we distinguish the two 
genres? And are there reasons to do so? Should there be limits to 
the content or style of writing for children? Has our concept of 
writing for children changed? The discussion is chaired by Sunday 
Times critic Nicolette Jones.  

Cheers,

Dumbledad